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Hofmeyr, Dianne

The Star-Bearer: A Creation Myth from Ancient Egypt

32 pp. | Farrar | March, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-374-37181-4 $$16.00
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Jude Daly. In spare, lyrical language Hofmeyr recounts a tale based on a Heliopolis creation myth from 3000 B.C.E. Lonely, the golden godchild Atum creates the god of air and goddess of dew and rain. Their less-tempestuous children, earth and sky, cling to each other and must be separated to give their creator room to further fashion a world. Daly's stylized Egyptian characters match the tale's poignancy and restraint.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2001

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